Our Board of Directors enthusiastically supports your
excellent Point Marion Borough application for a Boating
Infrastructure Grant. Point Marion has by far the best location
for an Upper Mon marina to serve long-range recreational boaters.
The nearby amenities that Point Marion can offer to tourist
boaters are unequalled in the region from Fairmont WV to
Fredericktown PA.

I note that your application refers to our August 2002 report,
Transient Non-Trailerable Boat Facilities, a Plan for the Upper
Monongahela in West Virginia. Feel free if you like to use our
report as backup information for your proposal.

We, UMRA, are ready to assist you in any way we can short of
donating funds. And, we will continue to keep in touch with you,
Dennis Groce, and, Joe Cocalis, on integrating all regional
efforts aimed at developing boating and other recreational
resources on the Upper Mon in PA and WV.